Dan W 57 Posted June 28, 2018 Not sure anyone else has this happen to them but its a slight annoyance to me. we have a lovely sized pitch roughly about 70 used cars all nicely lined up price boards In cars clean and so on..... we also have in the far corner a section for our sold stuff its right at the back In the corner and its clearly where are sold cars are, all have sold boards in them way away from the pitch and yet we still get people wander straight over there and start pressing their faces on the windows looking in..... perfect example 30 mins ago, 2 fellas about 40ish drive onto our car park get out of their car and walk straight to our sold section..... spend 5 mins looking in them and I wander out to ask if I can help to be asked stuff like are all these sold.... yes they have sold in them..... what was the mileage on those..... and my favourite can I sit in that one..... no sorry its sold.... sorry that's my gripe of the day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trade vet 704 Posted June 28, 2018 50 minutes ago, Dan W said: Not sure anyone else has this happen to them but its a slight annoyance to me. we have a lovely sized pitch roughly about 70 used cars all nicely lined up price boards In cars clean and so on..... we also have in the far corner a section for our sold stuff its right at the back In the corner and its clearly where are sold cars are, all have sold boards in them way away from the pitch and yet we still get people wander straight over there and start pressing their faces on the windows looking in..... perfect example 30 mins ago, 2 fellas about 40ish drive onto our car park get out of their car and walk straight to our sold section..... spend 5 mins looking in them and I wander out to ask if I can help to be asked stuff like are all these sold.... yes they have sold in them..... what was the mileage on those..... and my favourite can I sit in that one..... no sorry its sold.... sorry that's my gripe of the day Try ‘reserved ‘ tickets instead,it does not generate the same reaction from nosey punters or time wasters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NOACROSS 414 Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) Best stock always sells and you’re left with the old faces or harder to shift stuff. Also, how many times do you get not a sausage on a car for weeks/months and then once it’s sold you get a couple of other sniffs on it! Yay! The Professionals on ITV4 + 1 and then The Persuaders recorded on the TiVo for the next three hours! Nothing else on. :0) Edited June 28, 2018 by NOACROSS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick M.K. 574 Posted June 28, 2018 11 minutes ago, trade vet said: it does not generate the same reaction from nosey punters or time wasters. Or rival start-up dealers going from pitch to pitch to see what gathers dust and what actually sold. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's me 615 Posted June 28, 2018 quickest way to get interest in a car was always to put sold in it,if i have 2 cars exactly the same i always put sold in one of them otherwise they feel they missed something,you then tell them the car unsold is actually the better car Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark101 536 Posted June 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Dan W said: Not sure anyone else has this happen to them but its a slight annoyance to me. we have a lovely sized pitch roughly about 70 used cars all nicely lined up price boards In cars clean and so on..... we also have in the far corner a section for our sold stuff its right at the back In the corner and its clearly where are sold cars are, all have sold boards in them way away from the pitch and yet we still get people wander straight over there and start pressing their faces on the windows looking in..... perfect example 30 mins ago, 2 fellas about 40ish drive onto our car park get out of their car and walk straight to our sold section..... spend 5 mins looking in them and I wander out to ask if I can help to be asked stuff like are all these sold.... yes they have sold in them..... what was the mileage on those..... and my favourite can I sit in that one..... no sorry its sold.... sorry that's my gripe of the day Put all the cars in the sold section and say, they have only left a deposit, if you can better their offer...................it's yours 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NOACROSS 414 Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) Ha. ‘Experience mate, experience ‘. ;0) Primrose Yellow. Now that was a brave choice. Aston Martin insisted on sending a mechanic with it everywhere it went and to drive it /fix it when it invariably broke down. Edited June 28, 2018 by NOACROSS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Area 51 33 Posted June 28, 2018 4 hours ago, Dan W said: perfect example 30 mins ago, 2 fellas about 40ish drive onto our car park get out of their car and walk straight to our sold section..... spend 5 mins looking in them and I wander out to ask if I can help to be asked stuff like are all these sold.... yes they have sold in them..... what was the mileage on those..... and my favourite can I sit in that one..... no sorry its sold.... sorry that's my gripe of the day Pikeys? Be careful! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
have a word with the wife 299 Posted June 28, 2018 Turn em round, and no stickers in them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan W 57 Posted June 29, 2018 11 hours ago, Area 51 said: Pikeys? Be careful! not pikeys just nosey fellas, sometimes we do get oh im a friend of the person whos bought it just was asked to have a look at it...... but no these guys literally wanted to piss about wasting time 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BHM 994 Posted June 29, 2018 4 hours ago, tradex said: They all want the sold one don't they, just like the usual messers, when it's sold it a case of "ohh, it must of been a good one then?, I want it now" Yep, cos most of these tosspots are the “Nearly men”. “I nearly bought this”, “I nearly bought that”. The go through their whole f***ing lives nearly doing this, nearly did that. Bellends. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's me 615 Posted June 29, 2018 29 minutes ago, BHM said: Yep, cos most of these tosspots are the “Nearly men”. “I nearly bought this”, “I nearly bought that”. The go through their whole f***ing lives nearly doing this, nearly did that. Bellends. you forgot the gunners Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ocsltd 133 Posted June 29, 2018 40 minutes ago, BHM said: Yep, cos most of these tosspots are the “Nearly men”. “I nearly bought this”, “I nearly bought that”. The go through their whole f***ing lives nearly doing this, nearly did that. Bellends. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ek cars 17 Posted June 30, 2018 They say i would have bought that aswell when you know fine well if it was sfs they would hum and haw till cows came home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites